Berlin Wall Flashcards
(2 cards)
1
Q
When did work begin to seal off West Berlin?
A
13th August 1961
2
Q
What were four outcomes of the Berlin Wall?
A
-Khrushchev had handed the US the finest propaganda tool it could have wished for
-GDR’s immediate economic crisis resolved as skilled workers unable to leave
-West reached degree of recognition of GDR shown by tolerance of wall
-Better alternative than war
